Cryptic crossword clue
Dissenter of Church rising in turn as converted 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RECUSANT

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Dissenter" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dissenter = recusant.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does RECUSANT mean?

RECUSANT noun
  1. Someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
  2. Anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation.
RECUSANT adjective
  1. Pertaining to a recusant or to recusancy

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